Vanessa Carlson

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Oct, 2020

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“Family Secrets” by Vanessa Carlson

Submitted to Contest #64

We were finally heading north on Taconic State Parkway, nearly two hours now before we get to Nate’s parent’s house in the Berkshires. I reach across the console of the rented Toyota he was driving and placed my hand in his lap, a gesture of affection and excitement on my part. We’d been dating since we’d met at a party hosted by a mutual friend at Columbia, where we were both pre-med. Well, “dating” might be overstating the facts a bit; it was more like we fell into bed together two hours after we met and hadn’t stopped enjoy...

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“My Early Autumn Days” by Vanessa Carlson

Submitted to Contest #63

By the time I stepped outside, the leaves were on fire. From my place on the tan leather sectional where you had propped me up on so many pillows, I could see the yellows and golds shimmering from the cottonwoods we had in our backyard. The window over the farmhouse sink was open, allowing the breeze to catch the grey linen café curtains, turning my attention to the autumnal fireworks underway. I had always loved autumn, even when I was a little girl, because then autumn meant that school was returning and I no longer had to find ...

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